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Zenyatta Ventures Announces Successful Testing of Graphene Oxide Material by U.S. Based Advanced Materials Company

Recently, Zenyatta Ventures reported the successful testing of their graphene oxide material by a top U.S. based advanced materials company manufacturing silicon-graphene anodes for the next generation of lithium-ion batteries.

17 May 2017

Research Shows Gas Can Bestow Laser-Induced Graphene with Super Properties

Researchers from Rice University who are credited for inventing laser-induced graphene (LIG) for applications such as supercapacitors have recently discovered a way to create the spongy graphene either superhydrophilic or superhydrophobic.

16 May 2017

New Research Reveals Rich Potential of Holey Graphene for Battery Systems

A recent research reveals that in a battery system, electrodes containing porous graphene scaffolding deliver a considerable improvement in both the retention and transport of energy. Typically, methods to increase the density of stored charge conflict with those that aim to enhance the speed at which ions can travel through a material.

12 May 2017

Graphene Membranes Could Mean Greener And Cheaper Nuclear Power

A team from the University of Manchester have demonstrated fully scalable prototypes of graphene membranes capable of producing heavy water.

11 May 2017

Spectral Fingerprint Allows Control of Graphene Properties

Graphene is said to be a highly promising new material. However, the methodical insertion of chemically bound molecules and atoms to manipulate its properties remains a big challenge.

9 May 2017

Synthesizing Graphene from a Simple Hydrocarbon Precursor

A team of international researchers have created a new technique to synthesize single-layer graphene from a simple precursor, namely, ethene. Ethene is also called ethylene and is the smallest alkene molecule with only two atoms of carbon.

5 May 2017

Graphene Could Help Make Desalination More Productive When Used in Filtration Membranes

A single sheet of graphene, comprising an atom-thin lattice of carbon, may appear to be rather delicate. MIT engineers, however, have discovered that the ultrathin material is remarkably sturdy and remains intact under applied pressures of at least 100 bars. This is equivalent to almost 20 times the pressure generated by a typical kitchen faucet.

25 Apr 2017